Robert Bowie
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Robert Bowie (March 1750 – January 8, 1818) served as the 11th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.[1]
He was the third child born to Captain William Bowie and Margaret Sprigg, at Mattaponi, in Prince George's County, Maryland.[2] He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1785 to 1790, and from 1801 to 1803.
[edit] References
- ^ "Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Oden Bowie". National Governors Association. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=a90e224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4b18f074f0d9ff00VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, vol.3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 304–306. http://books.google.com/books?id=DMcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA304&vq=%22oden+bowie%22&dq=thomas+fielder+bowie#PPA304,M1.
[edit] Further reading
- Bowie, Walter Worthington (1971). The Bowies and Their Kindred; A Genealogical and Biographical History.. Polyanthos. ISBN 9780832819636. http://books.google.com/books?id=eyo3AAAAMAAJ&pgis=1.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Francis Mercer |
Governor of Maryland 1803–1806 |
Succeeded by Robert Wright |
| Preceded by Edward Lloyd |
Governor of Maryland 1811–1812 |
Succeeded by Levin Winder |
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